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Proponents claim that age verification mandates will help hold Big Tech companies accountable. But as we’re seeing in Mississippi, these laws cause smaller platforms to close and users to suffer while Big Tech reaps the rewards. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgAge Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence ForIf you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign

5/9/25, 5:33 pm59 reposts114 likes

Onyx Mail

@onyxmail.bsky.social

5 Sept 2025

It’s never about protecting children, it’s about surveilling you. #BeyondSurveillance

Gary McGath

@gmcgath.bsky.social

5 Sept 2025

It's a common pattern. Some regulation is touted as protecting the little guy, but it imposes burdens that the largest, most established businesses can endure best.

Raj 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇮🇳💻🖥 (🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸)

@realcainmosni.bsky.social

5 Sept 2025

All of this was presaged in the last 12 months in Britain, where small community run platforms could not risk bearing the penalties of any failure in compliance. It simply drives more traffic into the hands of big tech.